1. Glyn Davis was appointed the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on 6 June 2022, and as of December 2024 serves in the role.
23 Facts About Glyn Davis
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Glyn Davis was previously a Distinguished Professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy.
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Glyn Conrad Davis was educated at Marist Brothers College, Kogarah.
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Glyn Davis later studied political science at the University of New South Wales and the Australian National University, where he completed a doctoral thesis on the political independence of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, before undertaking post-doctoral appointments as a Harkness Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, and the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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For nearly 14 years Davis served as vice-chancellor and Principal of the University of Melbourne and as Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Arts.
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Glyn Davis commenced as a lecturer in public policy in 1985 and was appointed as a professor in 1998.
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Glyn Davis served simultaneously as an academic while appointed to various roles in government.
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Glyn Davis served as Commissioner for Public Sector Equity with the Public Sector Management Commission from 1990 to 1993, and as Director-General of the Office of the Cabinet from 1995 to 1996 under Queensland Premier Wayne Goss.
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Glyn Davis served as Director-General of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to Peter Beattie, from 1998 to 2002.
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Glyn Davis became vice-chancellor and president of Griffith University in 2002.
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In June 2022, Glyn Davis became the Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Glyn Davis was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on 30 May 2022, and commenced on 6 June 2022.
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In 2008, Glyn Davis co-chaired the Australia 2020 Summit and, in the same year, served as a member of the Innovation Taskforce, an expert group commissioned to review Australia's research and innovation systems.
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In 2010 Glyn Davis presented the ABC's 51st Boyer Lectures series, speaking on higher education in Australia.
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In December 2018, Glyn Davis became the CEO of the Paul Ramsay Foundation.
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In October 2018, Glyn Davis joined the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University as a distinguished professor.
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Glyn Davis is a visiting professor at the Policy Institute at King's College London, visiting professor in the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford, and in 2018 was elected a visiting fellow at Exeter College, Oxford.
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Glyn Davis is an honorary professor of public policy at Manchester University.
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Glyn Davis is a patron of Australia 21, former president of the Group of Eight, and founding chairman of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government.
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Glyn Davis is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the Institute of Public Administration Australia.
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Glyn Davis received the Centenary Medal "in recognition of contribution to public service".
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Glyn Davis holds honorary doctorates from Griffith University and the University of New South Wales.
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When Glyn Davis was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, he and his spouse were described by The Guardian as "Melbourne's top academic couple".